 Poster: A snowHead
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Two Austrian skiers from Kitzbühel, Axel Naglich and Peter Ressmann, have just skied the world’s longest descent - Mont Saint Elias, in Alaska. The descent is a massive 5,489m (and 35K in length), made possible because you can ski from the top of the mountain right down to sea level. On Mount Everest, it is only possible to ski 3,448m in one go – from the summit to base camp.
The only previous attempt to ski this run ended in tragedy when two experienced skiers, Aaron Martin and Reid Sanders, fell to their deaths. Their bodies still remain on the mountain....From: http://pistehors.com/news/ski/comments/0747-worlds-longest-ski-vert/ and http://www.kairn.com/article.html?id=983
For details of film made of the expedition, see: http://www.livin-kickin.com/pdf/synopsis_vr_engl_020307_e.pdf
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Completely nuts - much respecto to these dudes. Amazing! 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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It took them eleven days to climb up the peak and then three days to descent.
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If they genuinely climbed up and skied down, then that is a cool thing to do.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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read a feature about guys doing the same on one of the peaks in the karakorum/himalayas. Think it ws in DM Ski & Snowboard mag. Piccies were awesome and it was just amazing to think that you could actually ski down it - I'd pooh my pants going down on a rope never mind two bits of wood!!!
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Excellent effort although the comment after the article on pistehors does offer some interesting questions especially with the claims being made.
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Certainly seems there are doubts about it. As far as th efilm is concerned I kno wof those thatwill not touch a film associated with Red Bull.
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Three days to descend What they do snowplough all the way.
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We thought about having a crack at this hill when we went on our amazing Alaskan odyssey a few years ago but after doing plenty of reading up on it decided it was a bit much of a mission. Fair dues to these guys for nailing it.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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